Maroon:
(a) dark red colour
(b) put or leave in a lonely or dangerous place, without help (c) a loudly exploding fire-work consisting of a cardboard container filled with gun powder
Orange:
(a) reddish- yellow colour
(b) a globose, reddish-yellow bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit (c) any of several trees or fruits resembling an orange (d) made or prepared with oranges or orange like flavouring
Pink:
(a) pale red
(b) any of several plants as the clove pink or carnation (c) the highest form or degree (d) in the pink – perfect health (e) ticked pink – greatly pleased
Red:
(a) of the colour of blood
(b) (of hair) brownish orange (c) (of skin) pink (d) communist (e) make or become red (f) red wine (g) something red (h) having distinctive areas or markings of red (i) see red – become angry suddenly and lost control of oneself (j) in the red – in debt (k) paint the town red – to celebrate boisterously especially by making a round of stops at bars and night clubs (l) red devil / bird – a capsule of the drug secobarbital usually red in colour
Sombre:
(a) dark and dull colour
(b) dimly lighted (c) dismal (d) extremely serious
Tan:
(a) a yellowish brown colour
(b) change (animal skin) into leather by treating with tannin (c) turn brown especially by sunlight (d) brown skin colour from sunlight (e) thrash (f) used in or relating to tanning processes, materials, etc. (g) tan someone's hide – to beat someone soundly
Posted by Jade Dame
[To be continued]
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